Lough Rea Galway
Latest Rarities in Galway
25/05/2024 20:33 |
White-winged Tern
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19/05/2024 16:21 |
Ring-necked Duck
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11/05/2024 10:29 |
Surf Scoter
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09/05/2024 10:54 |
Golden Oriole
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08/05/2024 16:53 |
Red-crested Pochard
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Latest Photo
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- Josh Jones
- Description
- Loughrea from the car park at the south end.
Site Location Details
Site location details and google satellite image for Lough Rea
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- Latitude\Longitude: 53.19109 , -8.56757
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Site Details
A large lake on the south side of Loughrea town that attracts decent numbers of wildfowl in winter, with occasional rarities such as Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck and Smew recorded.
Birding Sites in the Lough Rea Area
Additional Site Details
Directions
The car park off the R351 at M624151 offers extensive views over the south side of the lake, while the north side of the lake can be viewed from various points along the N66 Gort Road.Site Photographs
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British & Irish Records Archive Lough Rea
All Records (Accepted, Rejected, Pending). To filter/search please enter a phrase. E.g. To filter Rejected records, type Rejected into the Search box, all columns can be filtered.